Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-08

While ne was speaking she had sat Will
her elbow on her knee and her chin Sup.
ported Cd her hand. When he had don,
she remained for q few moments silen
and motionless.
His intimstion that her motive in ssk-
ing him to reveal the names of the bur
glars was more idle curiosity perhaps
did her less than Justice. She was al
ambitious woman, and if her ambition
was depraved, it was ambition none tbs
less. What was the exact nature OF this
ambition can, of course, only be sur
missed Lut the surmise can be hazarded
with some confidence.
In whatever society she found herself,
Il was her wish and purpose to be first
! to be the leader; and whether she was
surrounded by the wealth and culture
Of the foremost circles Of New York, OF
whether she descended to the slums, this
purpose held good. To be queen among
/ thieyes-s deSpotiC OyereigE-hClding
their lives and freedom in her hand, d.
reCti1g and controlling their operations,
forming combinations and accomplishing
/ crimes which should appaI and paralyze
society, these may have been among the
/ schemes that were generating in her
brain. ThGt colder judgment might
/ pronounce such schemes wildly impraCti-
cable would not move her; II was
the unprecedented, the impossible, that
She CrGvGj. BY knowing the secrets
Of the leaders Of the criminal classes she
could control them en- the side of their
fears: by her beauty 0nt hGTm Of sex
she could rule them on another side.
The advantages which she would be able
to afford them would be enormous: and
together they might do more 20 democrat
izg civilization than all the nihilists and
anarchists Of recent times had been able
10 accomplish. And destruction is the
delight Of those whose hearts are turned
to evil.
But we may imagine that there was
also another current in her thoughts.
She knew, better than any one else
could know It, the profound
Icklcness Of her nature, strangely
though it was mingled with tenRcity of
purpose and COrstanCY Of mischief. She
knew that, although for the present her
humOr led her TO CareSS this Calibgn and
mIngle her thoughts and sympathies with
his, yet az hour might come when she
would weary of him and wish him re-
moved from her path forever. But the
power to effect this radiance, should il
become desirable, must be insured by &C
curing complete knowledge Of everything
that, if communicAd to the authorities,
would bring about the annihilation OF
him and MS. So long gs she was kept in
ignorance she was helpless.
This was not The first time she had
made the attempt 10 enighten that ignor-
&nce, and every attempt had met with
failure. A woman OF his Caibre would
have lost her temper, qusrreled with
Grady, and thereby have allowed the
whole matter to slip through her fingers;
but she would not allow herself to admit
defeat. Moreover, Grady's persistent re-
fUsal to aCcede to her wishes in this re-
SpeCt, so far from alternating her from him,
had the effect Of augmentirg the singular
species Of infatuation which she had con-
cejved for him. Had he yielded, it was
quite on the cards that she would have
ceased to feel any interest in him. And
yet she would biGe her time end leave no
stone unturned to compass her own dis
encl2ntment.
She raised her eyes aud regarded Grady
with g smile.
"You don't care for me as much as I do
for you, Jack" she sSid; "but perhaps
you will when you know me better.
will show you that l deserve to be trusted,
and when you are satisfied u that-Yell,
l shall be happy, that's all But l can
wait, because l know it Will come in
time. Wen say no more about it now.
But may I know whether the money HIS
been divided and you have some share"'
"There amt but about $4,000 of it in
cash." said Grady, greatly relieved 81 her
apparent surrender, "and let the boys di-
vide that up among themselves; l don't
want nOthin' to say to it. The bonds
and securities is my business; once they
get worked OF we're al solid.'
"Hsye you got them here?"
Grady shook his head. ono good run
MIN risks, and this place is bit too Near
the pIace the stuff came from. Ne and
the boys talked it over, and it's been put |
where it's safe. Wen me0be send some
OF it to London, for il amt healthy
psssi2' registered stuff around here; but |.
the best scheme is TO lie low for bit,
and then those chumps at the bank will
buy il back themselves"
"Cgn 90 anything more?" asked she,
after pause,
''You might smell around and find what
they're dOin' about it; you can always /
get the tip from the inside. There isn't .
nobody goin' to suspect you"
fNO, Jack, they won't suspect me-"
she answered, looking in his face with
peculiar smile. "It would bG harder for
ne to make them believe me what l an
than for your Jimmy Hope If he were
caught in the vault putting the securities
II his pocket to make them believe he was
innocent. l wish you could see me re-
ceivinE ny friends in g drawing-ToOm or
making calls and C0nyersIng about fash
iorS and tae opera, or attending divine
service at Grace church and making the
GSort of sick of it, amt you?" said
Grady sYmpathetically.
Size thought a moment and then shook
her head.
no; I used 10 be, but now enjoy It,
ii is ell such joke on them. II
| were really what I seem 20 them it
would be intolersble, but since am what
you-and nobody but you-knoW l am,
It's fun"
Dwell, il takes q woman for straight
cut deYiltrY," remarked Grady with G
grin. "We professional chaps goes in for
business, but you are in just for the hell
Of it? Did you fetch them bills O. yours
along with you!"
mOh, it's no matter about those" she
carelessIy. "You haven't got
what you expected yet, and don't want
yon to pay anything more yourself"
"Come, now; none Of that" exclaimed
Grady, reddeniDg. "Pm running you
and l went you should know it.
All the rnDvaV that GOES into y0ur